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Johannesburg: Dean Elgar and Keegan Petersen ensured South Africa did not major damage on Monday as the hosts reached 35/1 at stumps, after their bowlers came up with a fine performance to bundle India out for 202 on the opening day of the second Test here. At stumps, South Africa were still trailing India by […]

Hyderabad: Haryana’s Rahul and Bhajan Kaur bagged gold in the sub-junior boys and girls recurve categories respectively at the 1st NTPC National Ranking Archery Tournament at Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad on Monday. Results: Sub-junior recurve: Boys: 1 Rahul (Haryana), 2 Kapish Singh (Rajasthan), 3 Amit Kumar (Madhya Pradesh); Girls: 1 Bhajan Kaur (Haryana), 2 Tashu (Uttar […]

Hyderabad: V Jodha guided the SK Sunderji-trained Count Of Savoy to victory in the Laknavaram Cup 1600 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Monday. Results: 1. Miss Little Angel (1), Sye Ra (2), My Master (3), New Hustle (4). W-Rs.-15, SHP-Rs. 54, P-Rs. 11, 19, 15, THP- Rs. 40, […]

Sydney: Spain and Poland remained perfect at the ATP Cup with 3-0 wins in their matches Monday, their second consecutive victories in the team event. Robert Bautista Agut clinched the match for Spain by beating Casper Ruud of Norway 6-4, 7-6 (4) after Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Viktor Durasovic 6-3, 6-3. Bautista Agut improved to […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) alleged malpractices and corruption in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) team selections for the BCCI tournaments. The TCA secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy said that despite the Supreme Court disqualifying the Apex Council, the HCA continued to work and select teams for the BCCI tournaments. “It is not known whether […]

Kolkata: Several players in Bengal’s Ranji Trophy squad and the team’s assistant coach have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19, prompting the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to cancel the training sessions and review the scheduled travel to Bengaluru for the Elite Group B game on January 8. “Keeping in mind the current pandemic situation, #CAB […]

Johannesburg: Duanne Olivier dismissed out-of-form batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane off successive balls to leave Virat Kohli-less India reeling at 53 for 3 at lunch against South Africa on the opening day of the second Test, here Monday. Having given up hopes of playing for England, Olivier, who played his first Test in Proteas […]

Hyderabad: Maximum Glamour pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Monday morning. SAND: 600m: Ayr (NB Kuldeep) 45, strode out well. NRI Ruby (BR Kumar) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. Truth And Dare (SJ Sunil) 48, moved freely. Sunday Picnic (Md Ismail) 46, moved well. Just In Credible (K Aneel) […]

The only real winners of the game were Manchester City, whose lead at the top of the table has opened to 10 points after their 2-1 win away to Arsenal on Saturday.

Hyderabad: Abhirath Reddy will lead the Hyderabad under-25 men’s team for the first two matches of the CK Nayudu Trophy to be held in Mohali form January 28. Team: Abhirath Reddy (Captain), T Hrishikesh, Yash Kapadia, P Nitish Reddy, B Punnaiah, K Sundesh, Vignesh Agarwal, Ali Kachchhi (Wk), G Aniketh Reddy, TNR Mohit, K Prajwal, […]

Hyderabad: V Srinivas Goud, Minister of Sports & Youth Services, Telangana, inaugurated the 1st NTPC National Ranking Archery Tournament at Gachibowli Stadium on Sunday. The tournament is being conducted in both recurve and compound formats for sub-junior boys and girls, junior boys and girls and senior men and women separately. V Srinivas Goud also appreciated […]

Hyderabad: Suraj Narredu guided the KSV Prasad Raju-trained Ballerina to victory in the Byerly Turk Million (Grade-III) 1200 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Sunday. Results: 1. High Reward (1), Carlisle (2), Meridia (3), Adamas (4). W-Rs.-102, SHP-Rs. 47, P-Rs.18, 14, 13, THP- Rs. 42, SHW-Rs. 50 & 39, […]

Johannesburg: India Test skipper Virat Kohli has been phenomenal despite “all the noise around him” and will soon be scoring big runs, head coach Rahul Dravid said on Sunday, backing the superstar batter who has been locked in a war of words with the BCCI over the way his white-ball captaincy tenure ended. What has […]

Paris: Lionel Messi along with three other Paris Saint-Germain FC players have tested positive for COVID-19, the Parisian club announced on Sunday. The three other players who have tested positive for COVID-19 are Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico and Nathan Bitumazala. The players are currently in isolation, the Ligue 1 club confirmed. In addition to the […]

Johannesburg: India’s formidably consistent match-winners have a date with history in the New Year when they take on an out-of-sorts South Africa in the second Test here from Monday in pursuit of a coveted first-ever series win in the Rainbow Nation. If the ‘Boxing Day Test’ was used to breach the Proteas’ fortress at the […]

Sydney: The England cricket team coaching staff is in the midst of a Covid-19 crisis with the touring side’s emergency coach Adam Hollioake, who was to stand in for Chris Silverwood, being deemed a close contact to a person who has tested positive for the virus. Hollioake was planning to arrive in Sydney from Gold […]

Sydney: John Isner and Taylor Fritz beat their Canadian opponents on Sunday to give the United States a winning 2-0 lead in their ATP Cup match. Isner beat Brayden Schnur 6-1 6-4 in 66 minutes to give the Americans the early lead. Schnur was a late replacement for Denis Shapovalov, who withdrew from the opening […]

Hyderabad: The SK Sunderji-trained Count Of Savoy looks best in the Laknavaram Cup 1600 metres, a handicap for horses 4 year olds and upward, rated 40 to 65 Category –II, the feature event of the races to be held here on Monday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at […]

Hyderabad: Bolugula Chandu, a 19-year-old from Jangaon, won a gold medal in Kung Fu category of the 5th International Nepal Games Heroes Cup on Saturday after defeating his Korean opponent 5-4 in the final. However, a few days ago, his participation was in doubt with Chandu struggling to pool in required amount for his travel. […]

New Delhi: Days after retiring from all forms of cricket, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has dropped a bombshell by claiming that some Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials and former skipper MS Dhoni were responsible for his ouster from the national team. For a long period of time, Harbhajan reigned supreme […]

St John’s (Antigua): Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Saturday (IST) announced the squads for the upcoming limited-overs series against Ireland and England, with Kieron Pollard as the captain for both the series. Three players — Keacy Carty, Sheldon Cottrell, Hayden Walsh Jr — have been kept as Covid-19 reserves for the ODI series against Ireland, […]

Hyderabad: Chidvilash Sai defeated A Divnesh in the first round of the UCCF 7th Telangana State Sub-junior Boys and Girls Chess Championship 2022 at the L B Stadium, Hyderabad on Saturday. The top four performers in boys and girls in this event will represent Telangana State in the upcoming National Sub-junior Chess Championships. As many […]

Hyderabad: The Prasad Raju-trained Ballerina, who maintains form, may repeat in the Byerly Turk Million (Grade-III) 1200 metres, terms for fillies 3 year olds only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at 2.15 pm. Selections: 1. Adamas […]

Sydney: Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman and Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut led their respective teams to comfortable victories Saturday on the opening day of the 16-team ATP Cup tournament. Argentina beat Georgia 3-0, while Spain easily accounted for Chile by the same margin in the opening ties of the team-based tournament being played across two Sydney stadiums. […]